>>By definition, a modal form block the access of the menu. I don't know any way to bypass it other than to change the status of the form to modeless or to include one or multiple command button(s) on the form to mimic the functionality of the menu options.
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>>>>Make it modeless!
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>>>>>Does anybody knows of a trick to make a modal form de able to gain access to the menu?
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>>>Yes, it is an easy solution. But, in some cases, we need modal. :)
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>if it's a top level form, generate the menu as top level.
In my case, the only time I have a top level form is at startup. After that, I have a few forms which are modal and I don't want to make them top level for giving access to the menu. I think someone mentioned a trick a while ago about making the menu accessible. After all, the Edit menu, the File menu and stuff like that, need to be accessible at all time.